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4-way general election; Bernie vs Trump vs Clinton vs Cruz
Topic Started: Apr 30 2016, 04:11 AM (381 Views)
Eddo26
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All 3 GOP runners have backed away from their pledge of supporting the nominee, and the GOP establishment really really hates Trump. The way I see it, if Trump gets the nominee then Cruz and Fiorina will run against him and get the evangelists. If Trump doesn't get 1237 the GOP delegates will pick Cruz, or else if the GOP screws Trump over from the nomination even after getting 1237, either way he'll run indie and probably take half the Republican voters with him.

On the Democrat's side, Bernie is currently too good a man to run indie. But he's about tied to Clinton on Democrat polls (slightly more or slightly less depending on the poll taker, Clinton-biased CNN shows only 2% trail while other polls show lead, and trend has been Bernie supporters growing) now that the undemocratic superdelegates of the Democratic party don't count and the party itself can't screw with his voters in the general election like they did in the primary. If the GOP split, I'm sure he'll change his mind.

It will be a fun election to watch.
Edited by Eddo26, Apr 30 2016, 04:20 AM.
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Since the GOP's candidates have backed away from supporting the party's nominee after pledging in writing to do so, why should the RNC support the nominee? Especially considering Trumps called RNC Chairman Reince Priebus a "disgrace" said the system was "absolutely rigged", called it a "phony deal", and a "joke" on numerous occasions, and those were just his public comments.

But at this juncture of utter turmoil, despondence and delusion within the party who would even want to be the GOP's nominee this election cycle if there is a 2nd ballot?

Mark my words - if Trump is not the nominee it will destroy the GOP for a decade or more. And anyone foolish enough to take the Party's nomination on a 2nd or even 3rd ballot will destroy their political careers in the process.

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Eddo36
Apr 30 2016, 04:11 AM
All 3 GOP runners have backed away from their pledge of supporting the nominee, and the GOP establishment really really hates Trump. The way I see it, if Trump gets the nominee then Cruz and Fiorina will run against him and get the evangelists. If Trump doesn't get 1237 the GOP delegates will pick Cruz, or else if the GOP screws Trump over from the nomination even after getting 1237, either way he'll run indie and probably take half the Republican voters with him.

On the Democrat's side, Bernie is currently too good a man to run indie. But he's about tied to Clinton on Democrat polls (slightly more or slightly less depending on the poll taker, Clinton-biased CNN shows only 2% trail while other polls show lead, and trend has been Bernie supporters growing) now that the undemocratic superdelegates of the Democratic party don't count and the party itself can't screw with his voters in the general election like they did in the primary. If the GOP split, I'm sure he'll change his mind.

It will be a fun election to watch.

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Edited by Two a.m., Apr 30 2016, 01:31 PM.
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